the roots of the equation x²-3√2x+4=0 are
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Answer:
Answer: x= -2√2 and x = √2
Solution:
Given, x² + √2x - 4 = 0……………………………….…………………………………(1)
Equation (1) is a quadratic equation in the variable x whose co-efficient is unity. We will solve (1) by the method of completing the square. The process of the method is given below step-wise.
Step 1: Arrange the terms so that the terms in x² and x are on the left-hand side and the constant term on the other. Doing this, we have
x² + √2x = 4
Step 2: Complete the square on the left-hand side by adding to each side of the equation the square of half the co-efficient of x. The co-efficient of x is √2 and square of half of √2 is (√2/2)² = (1/√2)² = 1/2 .
∴ x² + √2x + 1/2 = 4 + 1/2 = (8+1)/2 = 9/2
Or, x² + 2. x. 1/√2 + (1/√2)² = (3/√2)²
Or, (x+ 1/√2 )² = (3/√2 )²
Step 3: Take the square root of each side, and solve the two resulting simple equations. Root extraction gives,
x + 1/√2 = ±3/√2
Step 4:
Hence we have two simple equations
x + 1/√2 = +3/√2 , and x + 1/√2 = -3/√2
∴ x = 3/√2 - 1/√2 , and x = -1/√2 - 3/√2
⇒ x = 2/√2 = 2.√2/√2.√2 = 2.√2/2 = √2
and x = -4/√2 = -4.√2/√2.√2 = -4.√2/2 = -2√2
∴ x = -2√2, or √2
Hence the solution of (1) furnishes two values for x:
-2√2 and √2 (Answer).
Check:
Take x = -2√2 and substitute in the L.H.S. of (1).
L.H.S.=(-2√2)² + √2(-2√2) - 4 = 8 - 4 - 4 = 8–8 = R.H.S.
In like manner, take x = √2 and substitute in the L.H.S. of (1).
L.H.S. = (√2)² + √2.√2 - 4 = 2 + 2 - 4 = 4 - 4 = 0 = R.H.S.
So our results for x is correct
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